The rapper took to his Facebook earlier this morning to say he cannot disagree or argue with Maahlox that he was paid 20.000.000XAF and therefore sees no reason why Maahlox should argue with him when he says he wasn’t paid 2.000.000XAF per show for the Johnnie Walker Concert. Jovi has given Maahlox 24H to render a public apology or else he will not like the way they will be living in this “Country” or industry. We all know how Jovi can take people who disrespect him!

See Jovi’s Post Below;

The rapper didn’t end there, he also sent warnings to Maahlox Levibeur’s Manager Patou Ebonge in a subsequent post. see post below;

Leave us your thoughts about this! Should Maahlox apologize ?

Victor Kange

BloGod

2018 was an okay year in Cameroonian music, despite the unstable anglophone regions and the presidential elections that made many temporal politicians, the influence of this distractions and tools slowing the growth of industry didn’t stop the current giants of music in central africa from doing what they love doing best. Cameroonian artists kept the industry alive by giving us reasons to believe why the  Cameroon music industry is one of the most productive yet neglected assets of the country and economy.  2018  had way less hits when compared to 2017,  but nevertheless thousands of songs were  released and a good number of the songs actually had massive media spins, radio play and was rotated on TV on a regular. Below is a Countdown of  the Top 10 Best Cameroonian artists of the year 2018 in order of merit based on:

•  Hit Songs, Impact of the songs Released, Featurings, Shows, Artistic value.

BELOW ARE THE  10 BEST CAMEROONIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2018.

10. Maahlox

Currently Maahlox is  known by many as “LA RESISTANCE”.  Despite haven been restricted airplay on most National stations for his 18 + lyrics , the Rapper has carved a niche for himself Online that has made him one of the Most Influential artists of our generation. MAAHLOX did grow his fanbase to a very huge number in 2018. His frequent social media posts about day to day Happenings has made him an artist of the people and a fans favorite. The Rapper released 5 singles in 2018, Fini avec, L’eau salle, Mange Ta part, Prends Ta Part seulement and the street anthem for his street wear MOUF. The track that made waves  from all his released singles was FIni avec,  and the Rappers Movement to Fill UP Paposy was the highlight of the year  2018. Maahlox was arguably one of the most booked Cameroonian artists in 2018 after Daphne. Maahlox had shows in both Europe and Africa in 2018. The Rapper was indeed remarkable and influential in 2018. He Occupies spot 10

9. Salatiel

Alpha Better Records Boss and singer Salatiel is currently one of the Most influential Cameroonian artists in the industry. From his productions to the singing, Salatiel has most often been given credit for being a Producer and less credit or attention to his singing. In 2018 , the artist actually paid some attention to his singing career and it yielded fruits. Salatiel‘s released singles such as Weekend , Sans Complexe ft Magasco on his featuring on Rembourser by Meshi  and C’est La vie by Mr leo  all made him a huge name Impossible to leave out of the Top 10. Although the singer is still to see the song that will spread like wild fire, the impact from his different singles released could be felt by music fans in Cameroon and many bellieve the music god is close to his big break. His recently released Comme Ca(A Nous deux) featuring with Camer music pop Queen Daphne is currently on a diplomatic passport, with the songs impact rising faster than the price of “Fungueh”. Salatiel occupies spot 9.

8. Magasco

Golden Boy Magasco is a cut out from a Golden cloth. From his music to the brand he has build , has set him on a path which is Unique and is yielding fruits. His Sokoto released in  December 2017 became a hit and remarkable single in the first half of 2018, becoming his second official HIT after Wule Bang Bang. Magasco’s verses on all the 4 Power series singles (Donner Donner , Laissez Passer, Validation )has gone a long way to show fans how versatile he can be. He also released other singles such as Zamba, Under my Bed, Move Your Body with the singer dropping a verse on a good number of tracks such as   Por Favor by Dj Mohgreen, Mado by Kikoh, Mbongo Chobi by Togolese Damsel Senzaa , Sans Complexe by Salatiel , Trop Parler and Soldier by Pit Baccardi. Magasco released a joint ALBUM titled KINGS alongside Pit Baccardi in the second half of 2018. His  concert at the Yaounde Multipurpose Complex(Paposy ) on the 22nd of December allthough half full graced his music year.With more than 10 years experience in the game, the Bamenda Boy doesn’t look like he will be going anywhere. Bedi Beng beng beng, it’s about to get real in 2019.

7. Blanche Bailly

Blanche Bailly was not only notorious for disturbing social media with some sexy ass and boobs pictures through out the year, she did excite the music fans with some good music too. Queen Mimba Came through with  another HIT   in 2018. She released 2 singles Bon Bon and Ndolo in 2018. Bon Bon was one of the HIT singles that made  mad waves in the first half of 2018, the success of this song is proof that the strong bond between the singer and her producer Phillbillbeatz keeps yielding positive fruits. The chorus of the song “Je ne suis pas ton bonbon ” has become a popular line used by the youths in the country, thereby impacting the culture and contributing to her huge influence this year. Blanche’s recently released song Ndolo produced by the fast rising producer Mccoy Twap has also been receiving much love and attention from her fans. To cap off an already great year, the singer headlined Most of the major concerts in Cameroon by Orange and was on a Europe and african tour. Queen Mimba just proved to us why she isn’t a one hit wonder. It only get’s better, Queen Mimba is for sure heading for top stop using her God given assets to stimulate her fans the right way. Bailly occupies spot 7 comfortably.

6. Ko-C

Cameroon’s fastest rapper Ko-c has seen enormous growth in 2018. Under Big Dreams Ent, Ko-C has become One of the Top A- list artists in just a short time. Ko-C‘s singles Bollo C’est Bollo which was released in October 2017 gained massive fan attention during the first half of 2018 topping the List on most Music Channels both home and  in French Africa. The Second Quarter of 2018 was highlighted by his second HIT track Balance’ in which Tenor featured in. Balance’ was easily one of the biggest songs of the year 2018 and to grace it’s results the song won a price as the most downloaded song on MTN Cameroon. As if it was not enough, the rapper after blessing his fans with 2 Hot singles, decided to end his amazing Career year with another amazing mid tempo song  Sango featuring with Benin’s Fanicko that is another potential hit spreading like wild fire. In 2018, Ko-C  has headlined a good number of shows in Cameroon, and his music has seen his fanbase rise reasonably both in Cameroon and in french Africa, with him gaining a some love after his trip to Ivory coast.  Ko-C’s delivery when he is given the mic, Dancing skills, and his ability to sing and rap has earned him a level of respect setting him on a separate lane from critics who saw him as a shadow to Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie. His Verses on tracks like  Valide remix of Numerica, We need Peace All star, make many to wonder  what the rapper has to offer in 2019. Ko-c secured the bag, and put out relevant music that will be encoded in the DNA of a typical Cameroonian music fan for a longtime. We see stars like him just once in 10 years. We need to give him the mic often y’all.

5. Tenor

If you  talk about Rap  to the young generation in Cameroon without mentioning Tenor, it will make you sound like you smoked some “Joviweed” (Joke) . The Young rap stars rise to fame is the first of it’s kind since the moment when “2 Pan pepper soup bebi na Nkolo Fap”. In 2018, the Universal Music Africa’s signee released an EP titled NNOM GUI with a reasonable number of amazing tracks. His Hit singles such as LVMH,  and À L’IMPARFAIT   had a good impact In Cameroon and Africa without forgeting his single Appeler featuring KIff No Beat. The Highlight of the Rappers Career in 2018 was his Concert at the Paposy that was a success with a huge number of fans  who showed up to support him. The Buzz created from Tenor’s singles and his crazy performances at his shows in Europe and Africa, his contribution to the success of Ko-c‘s Balance , without forgetting his  Paposy Concert made him one of the Most Influential Cameroonian artists in 2018, hence earning him spot 5.

4. Locko

Locko is one of Cameroon’s A-List artist that has proven that he will be around for a longtime. It’s hard to hate on such a talent that’s emanating positive energy and good music on a regular. In  2018, Locko did great with his first studio album The Bridge that was released in the first quarter of 2018 bringing a blend between established, mid career and upcoming artists on his debut album which was packed with good music. His two  singles Booboo  released in the first half of 2018 and recently Hein Hein Hein featuring Singuila  are all songs that have received air play and has been the fan favorite on numerous occasions. Locko’s album The Bridge released in the first half of 2018 is arguably one of the blueprints Cameroonian urban music packed with features in the likes of Ko-c, Mr Leo, Nabila decorated with a good number of HITS. Eventhough Locko broke up with his former production house Big Dreams Ent. the Talented singer who later got signed to Universal Music Africa might have taken some time to feed his fans with new music but the impact of his album and the already two mentioned songs make his name impossible to leave out when talking about the Top 10  Cameroonian artist for the year 2018. Locko occupies spot 4.

3. Daphne

Coming from a buzzing year for the Pop Queen 2017, it is save to say Daphne secured the bag, more than she did release music in 2018. Her HIT singles Promet Moi and Jusqua a la gare released in November 2017 was the main official anthem for most Marriages and events around the country in  2018.  The Calee Crooner did proof to Cameroonians that she is far from being a One Hit Wonder, In 2018 Daphne released two singles My Lover  and  Ne Lache Pas . My Lover was released in April of 2018 and the song has since then received a reasonable support from fan’s but way less when compared to the HEAT  and impact she created  in 2017 . Daphne had an OKAY 2018, but the impact of her Okayness still put her at a reasonable spot in the list of the Most relevant artist of the year. Oh Papi , Daphne made quite some reasonable MULA/NKAP/BUDGET AKA Money in 2018 as she had an African, Europe and American Tour. She had a sold out show a remarkable number of times in Guinea, Mozambique, Gabon and Mayotte. The List is not Complete if the Queen of Cameroonian urban music  Daphne is absent.

2. Mink’s

“Les gars vont encore dit que je……..” Cameroonian starboy Mink’s  had an amazing  2018 when we talk about Music in the fast growing Cameroonian music industry. The Ach4life signed rapper has made ladies almost pull off their bra during shows for the sake of love for the Urban Hit Maker. Mink’s in  2018 released singles such as Koi Me Fait which Locko featured in, Couper L’appetite featuring Benin based super star Fanicko , Le Dehors est Sucre. His extra touch on HIT Songs Like Ça Va Te Tuer  by Dj Kenny which was one of the most celebrated songs of the year, and also Mon Gout by Xmaleya. His influence this year spread outside the music circles, as he also did a great job on  impacting immensely the Cameroonian music culture as he was one of the main headliners for the Made in Cameroon music festival that was held in the USA in July of 2018. Mink’s hardwork,dedication and his amazing  verses on all of the Power projects (Donner Donner(Power 2)), Power 4 (Laissez Passer) has earned him the title King of Features in the Cameroon music industry. He has grown remarkably to a National sensation and many can’t wait to see what he has to offer in 2018.

1. Mr Leo

2018 was not a perfect year for Mr Leo but still yet he stood out with the different songs which he released. But for his frequent fashion backlash from fans, there was still something to ride home about which is the music, Mr Leo  was one of the most consistent Cameroonian artist of the year.  In 2018 Mr Leo released 5  single’s Namely:   Je Suis Desole,  On Se Connait Pas,  Jamais Jamais Remix featuring Flavour, C’est La Vie featuring Salatiel  and Je suis a Toi . Je Suis Desole  and On se Connait Pas were the two singles that really made waves for the singer both home, abroad and in French Africa. The impact of the songs from his Love original album released in the second half of November 2017 received it’s attention and impact more in 2018. Making him the artists who has topped the Playlist of Cameroonians the most. Coming from an artist who released Jamais Jamais the year before, critics have suggested although the LION MAN was consistent, Leo might need to fasten his seat belt for 2019 if he has any hopes of making it into Africa’s Top 10 Anytime soon.

Worthy Mentions:

Stanley Enow : Stanley could have been a strong contestant for spot 10 , his single My Way featuring Tzy Panchak and Locko, which  is arguably his second HIT since Hein Pere has played a major role in his comeback as fans await the  coming of his second studio album “STANLEY VS ENOW”. Casanova although with heavy promo had an okay impact for an artist currently having 5 years experience in the game.

SHURA : Cameroonian singer SHURA signed to SME did see some growth in 2018, with her Hit song Allez Dire getting much attention in the first half of 2018. SHURA did great, but needed a backup song to keep her elevated and many can’t wait to see what she has to offer in 2019.

Nabila ; Regn records signee Nabila   has received much love from her single Ca Va Aller! she closed an improved Career year from 2017. Nabilla is an asset!

Meshi: Zion Records Queen Meshi has put quite some effort in taking her Career to the next level. Her hefty singles Rembourser, Come For ME, Guetter put her at a good spot ready for competition. Watch out for Meshi, her comeup might be blur to some but she’s coming with that FIYAAA.

Hope you enjoyed the article, Now you have one job to leave a comment behind about who you think made the most impact in 2018 musically from Cameroon.

Written By:

Emmanuel Mfon 

#MediaLord #Bulldozer #TrendGuru

It is worthy to note that the Tenor concert from the word GO! was set to be a challenge and for this reason many people interested in the concert were there particularly to confirm for themselves if Tenor will be able to join Cameroonian rapper Maahlox to fill up the 5600 sitting capacity sport complex after the Universal Music Africa prodigy was ranting hours later when Cameroonian fans of Congolese singer Fally Ipupa filled up the complex with a fee of 10.000CFA. Thus this diverted the purpose of the concert. Many people who showed up didn’t do so for the show but to witness if he did fill it up.

The GOOD side of the “Tenor au PAPOSY” concert were quite a few which we cited. Firstly, the security was tight, strict and very active. The men in uniform acted accordingly from the gate, into the corridors and right into the complex.

Series of instances of pick pockets who were caught stealing smartphones and purses were arrested and its obvious they spent that night in jail. Apart from the aspect of security, the presence of big icons and personalities like Samuel Eto’o and his younger brother David Eto’o who came to show their support was a big push for the 20 year old LVMH crooner. Its was quite a moment on stage when the 4 time African footballer of the year handed him the flag of Cameroon on stage. It was an emotional encounter.

Also, another good thing about the show was the performance of DJ Petit Piment, the crowd was crazy seeing a white man singing bikutsi mixed with franc-anglais as he thrilled the crowd.

Other goodies were the presence of A Listed artistes such as Blanche Bailly, LOCKO, Maahlox just to name a few who came in to show their support. Tenor’s performance was quite interesting at the start, it was a good show. We can rate it 6/10.

The BAD side of the concert was the planning, the organisation, timing and support from the crowd.

We shall be comparing this to that of Maahlox because just like we mentioned earlier, the goal was to fill up the sports complex.

Firstly, the late start of the concert was a worry because there were a lot of artistes who were given close to 4 minutes each but they didn’t even get on stage. At about 10PM, Tenor as main artiste wasn’t ready to perform either. Is it that he couldn’t hold the show for hours due to the number of songs he has or its just bad timing?

Another BAD aspect of the show was the performances of some A Listed artistes, the likes of LOCKO and Blanche Bailly felt like their presence was just a boost to Tenor’s concert. As for Maahlox, he just came to answer present. Showing himself and didn’t even perform in the expensive suit he showed up with.

Also, Buea based artiste Yung Time stepped on stage and performed on of his latest release. After the chorus, he went to his verse on the song. As soon as Skidi Boy‘s verse got in, the DJ scratched his disc and ended his performance. If you calculate the time from when the song Hololo began to Skidi Boy’s verse, Yung Time just wasted his Time and young career on stage at Tenor’s concert. He wasn’t even given the chance to make the crowd know the song whereas other uprising artistes performed for over 4 to 5 minutes.

More over, not every artiste whose name was on that poster was opportune to get on stage. Uprising singer and Tabala crooner Senge didn’t perform either. I am more than convinced that over 3000 people present at the concert had no idea an A List artiste like Blaise B was present and set to perform but one way or the other he didn’t. It felt like the organisers kept telling him hold on hold!

Apart from the GOOD and BAD aspects of the concert, there was a “Wowo” side. The “wowo” side of the concert is the fact that Tenor didn’t fill up the Multipurpose Sports Complex even with the influence of Samuel Eto’o, David Eto’o, Maltup, Universal Music Africa, friends, fans of his, fans of other upcoming artiste who came to support them etc.
Compared to that of Maahlox on the 26th of June 2018. There is a great difference.

Tenor tried, he is courageous enough to make an attempt. Now question is, do we say Maahlox is the first and only Cameroonian urban artiste to have filled up PAPOSY ? Or do we add Tenor to the chain?

Victor Kange
(#NaTengiYesu)

Notably with collaborations such as with Jacques Greg Belobo in “Zamba”, with Benin star Shan’L and recently he has been present on the “Power” project alongside other big names of the Cameroonian urban music such as Locko, Tenor, Mimie, Rythmz and Minks.

These exploits definitely make of Magasco a major player in Cameroonian music. So why will we be wondering whether he can shutdown the Yaoundé Multi-purpose Sports Complex?

The Empire Company superstar has a lot of fans. His fanbase has grown almost at an exponential rate, but these fans are mostly in the English-speaking parts of the country. This aspect might pose a major hindrance as his fans might not be able to displace themselves for just a concert and the predominantly Francophone public of Yaoundé might not feel very concerned about his music since the main language in his music is pidgin.

Also, we know that Maahlox who is the first to fill up the Yaoundé Multi-purpose sports complex received a lot of support from artistes and now Tenor who is scheduled to have his mega concert on 18th August 2018 is receiving a lot of support from other artistes and even Samuel Eto’o who is unarguably the most influential star in Cameroonian sports has confirmed his presence for this concert. But Magasco’s art has been the sole architect of his success and even though he has fairly good relations with many artistes, it is no guarantee that he will receive the same amount of support from such dignitaries, for an artiste like Jovi who once was sort of a mentor to Magasco but yet both men had a fall out when Jovi attacked Pit Baccardi who is the boss of Empire Company.

Even though Magasco has excused himself more than once for his involvement in a verbal battle with Jovi, it is still unclear what relations they have now, we all saw the support Jovi showed Maahlox, will he do same for Magasco if he were to announce a concert at the Yaoundé Multi-purpose complex. And what about Samuel Eto’o, will he associate his name to a Magasco concert? On the other hand, Magasco is an A list artiste with more than one hit and he is also the frontline man of one of Cameroon’s most influential record labels and as such the other members of the Empire Company crew such as

The desire to fill up the Palais des Sports by Zone2Rap’s frontline artiste Maahlox Le Vibeur as we all know was fueled by the fact that Congolese singer Fally Ipupa filled the sports complex during his last concert which was sponsored by the whisky company Ballantines. Also, the urge to prove a point to event organisers, artistes, the Ministry of Culture that as Cameroonians, we don’t need forzign artistes to headline our shows before we can be seen performing in a full house. Maahlox who decided to take up the challenge by filling up the sports complex received so much love and accolades yesterday.

What was the main objective of the #MaahloxAuPaposy concert? Filling it up or providing a spectacular show to the audience? Well I am pretty much convinced that Maahlox achieved both goals in a concert organised barely 1 month ago, with no sponsors, the concert wasn’t promoted by any major television. Most of the communication was done through social media, Facebook most especially with a few last minute radio tours in Yaoundé.

The concert was graced with the presence of some Indomitable Lions such as Tekeu, former lions like Alex Song, Kameni just to name a few. These lions came to support the concert which Maahlox also used as an opportunity to celebrate the death of the legendary Marc Vivian Foe who died in 2003 during the FIFA Confederations Cup 15 years ago. Yes of course there was a calm minute of silence in his name.

In the aspect of performances, there were a good number of young talents who made use of the opportunities given to them by Maahlox to entertain the crowd and win new fans. The English speaking artistes who performed during the first phase, although few which I noticed were Mel B Akwen and JOY. Mel B’s performance was OK, I can give it a pass mark but that of JOY wasn’t well appreciated, she performed one of her ”Mash Up” series, little did she know that most of the artistes in her Mash Up were present. Unfortunately, I didn’t set my eyes on others like Big G Baba or Kay Dwin

After the first phase of young talents performed, all hell break loose as soon as Maahlox stepped on stage. Paposy was on fire, every single soul stepped on their feet. It was a moment. Things went crazier when Maahlox began bringing on stage surprise guest artistes. Firstly, it was Salatiel, the Mr. Leo performing Bougez La Bas alongside Maahlox, Mr. Leo on his part remind the Paposy filled up complex that he had fans ”partout”. Daphne on her part was telling her fans that her love for her man is ”jusqu’à la gare” as she killed her performance with her hit songs ”My Lover and Jusqu’à La Gare.”

Did you know Pit Baccardi and Magasco also stepped on stage performing Arrêtez and Sokoto respectively? Well it didn’t end there, other guest artistes such as Krotal and Koppo came to show their support. While the last guest artiste who killed the show was Tenor. Remember, Tenor has his own challenge to fill up Paposy in the same manner thus his presence and support for Maahlox was very necessary.

I for one being part of the crowd was really amazed by their energy, they kept cheering from the word GO! To the phrase Thanks for coming. Many of them who didn’t have private transport returned home soaked in rain but with smiles on their faces. Money well spent, performances killed!, money in the bag of Maahlox, history well written. It was amazing! You can confirm from the screenshots below!

Victor Kange
(#NaTengiYesu)